Levens Hall and Gardens – a glorious Elizabethan house and gardens in the Southern Lake District, Cumbria – is creating additional fun this summer holidays, to help families benefit from the current VAT cut on admission and enjoy an added bonus of wizarding wonderment.
School’s out so let’s hit the road. The Lake District is there to explore and there’s no better way to do it than on board a Stagecoach bus. Better still, […]
Spring is the perfect time to discover the Lake District, and Stagecoach is inviting everyone across Cumbria and Lancashire to make the journey by bus. Travelling by bus is not […]
If you’re looking to keep the kids entertained this Easter holiday, we’ve pulled together our top 30 activities to keep them occupied, whatever the weather. You’ll see that the Easter […]
Levens Hall and Gardens’ new feature for 2025 – a visit to Father Christmas – has one more opportunity to sprinkle some festive joy amongst little ones. The Hall’s former […]
Levens Hall and Gardens is drawing attention to its extraordinary Elizabethan and later-era fireplaces, as Christmas beckons and brings a focus on warming fires, hearths and accessible chimneys.
School friends reunited thanks to a Stagecoach bus trip after decades apart are now starring in the bus company’s Christmas adverts. Pensioners Brenda Parry and Barbara Chorley hadn’t seen each […]
Are you keen to pamper a loved one for Christmas? Or perhaps you fancy an indulgent getaway from the endless shopping, or some me-time in January? If so, you could […]
There are few better times of the year than the winter to explore the Lake District, recently crowned the UK’s best staycation destination according to research conducted by Sykes Holiday Cottages – […]
A historic house and gardens, home to the oldest example of patchwork in England, is celebrating crafts-based skills in the run-up to Christmas 2025, to help keep the tradition of arts and crafts alive.
Levens Hall and Gardens is the proud owner of patchwork bed hangings and a quilt, which both date from around 1708. This patchwork was inspired by Dorothy Grahme, wife of owner Colonel James Grahme and a former Maid of Honour to Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II.
Rural counties like Cumbria have a bright future, according to a report released today by one of the UK’s leading Altnet brands, Fibrus. ‘The Future of Rural Communities’ report challenges […]
A planning officer’s recommendation to refuse the proposed Ullock Moss car park has been strongly criticised for disregarding clear, professional evidence of serious highway hazards on the Portinscale to Cat […]
Stagecoach, the UK’s leading bus operator, is improving its Lake District services yet again. The winter timetable, which comes into force on November 3, sees extra journeys added to last […]
Award-winning South Lakes eatery, Levens Kitchen, will soon be celebrating a whole new attention-grabbing element, thanks to artistry from a Chinoiserie specialist who has created talking pieces for famous names including Alice Temperley, Kate Moss, Paul O’Grady and Kit Harrington.
Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire partnered with Age UK South Cumbria [on Friday 12 September] to provide an unforgettable Grand Day Out to the heart of the Lake District, taking 33 older […]
Tommy Sedgwick, the Bellman at Grasmere Lakeland Sports and Show, is already counting down the months to next year’s event, on August 30, 2026, knowing it will mark 50 years since he broke the record in the Senior Guides fell race.
There was a large turnout from curious onlookers to see a parade of historic buses pass through the Lake District, organised by the UK’s leading bus operator Stagecoach. A convoy […]
Cumbria Tourism’s award winning ‘Let’s Go Car Free’ Campaign is gearing up for a new round of publicity just in time for a month of car free celebrations. The campaign, […]
